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Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole
I completed all treatments for breast cancer but now I am supposed to take hormone blocker, named anastrozole. im concerned about the side effects. Has anyone here taken it and did anyone have hair loss?
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francine6829 - don't know how old you are but note that doctors will generally NOT let you take Tamoxifen if you are post menopausal....it's only for pre menopause treatment. Tamoxifen doesn't have the joint pain or damage but it can mess with your blood pressure and heart.........
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I had severe depression.....like a big black cloud that came over me shortly after starting and didn't lift. I held out a bit before stopping because after all.........cancer, surgery, treatments......thought they could all cause depression but just a couple days after stopping the drug, no more depression (except for the usual nonsense.....).
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I am on Femera (Letrozole) for 7 weeks. However, due to the bone/joint pain, beginning today, my oncologist told me to stop taking it for 2 weeks. also, my estrogen level, just tested, is 0.
Thank you @francine6829. I am keeping my fingers crossed my minor aches don't worsen too. How long have you been on arimidez?
I cannot speak to the depression, but my AI aches turned to pain in the 6th week.
Good morning everyone. I had a lumpectomy, Chemo, radiation and am 1 month into taking arimidez. I feel a wee bit of aches but the depression is the worst. I cannot seem to get out of this slump. It's all consuming. Has anyone else suffered from depression while taking arimidez?
Where do you live ? I am in northern Virginia
Me too, Francine. 15 radiation treatments and no chemo. Whew!
I was thrilled I did not need chemo. Radiation was a non event for me. Its these AIs that are a killer
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2 ReactionsThe oncotype - determines if you need Chemo. I was a 22. I had 21 radiation treatments. The study that came out in June of 2018 determined that women in the "middle range" (I think that was from 15 to 26) - do Not benefit from Chemo for survival rates. They studied like 8,000 women over 10 years. Radiation is from the fact you got a lumpectomy vs a mastectomy. Personally - I was glad the study came out, as my oncologist said she would have given me chemo otherwise. The AI's ARE a form of Chemo though. During Radiation - I got what looked like a sunburn on my skin and my nipple turned dark brown. 🙁